Non-refillable bottle.



' c. SAVINO. NON-REFILLABLB BOTTLE. APPLICATION FILED APRJO, 1911.

Patented 0ct.3,1911.

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COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH C0., WASHINGTON, D. c.

CAMILLO SAVINO, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Got. 3, 1911.

Application filed April 10, 1911. Serial No. 629,122.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, CAMILLO Savino, a subject of the King of italy, and residing at No. o9 Willis avenue, borough of the Bronx, city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Non Refillable Bottles, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to bott-les and more particularly to that type which when once filled and emptied, cannot again be filled except by one acquainted with the means of removing the valves, either by knowledge of certain combinations carried by the locking means upon the neck of the bottle or by the breaking of the seal placed thereon after the bottle is properly filled.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the mechanism, lFig. 2 is a view of the cover, Fig. 3 is a view of the mechanism as used in the bottle.

The object of this invention is to provide the neck of the bottle with an outwardly opening valve so that the liquid may be' poured out but not refilled except by first removing the valve mechanism.

Around the outside of the neck 27 of the bottle is fastened the casing 10, and within this casing is inclosed the operating mechanism which consists of the oblong boxframe 29, having the bottoni thereof slightly larger than the top and which acts as a rest for the bottom of the cover. lVithin the box-frame 29 is placed the lever arm 9 which is movably pivoted at 26 to the cross bar 25 which is connected to the upright sides of the box-frame either by soldering, if the box-frame be made of metal which is the preferential material, or by any means which will serve to keep the cross bar stationary and firm enough to support the lever arm 9.

To the upper part. of the lever arm 9, l attach a thin strip of paper 6. The lower part of the lever arm 9 is curved upward and engages the cross arm 12 which is movably fastened to the box-frame 29 at 30, the said cross arm 12 bearing the stopper 11 which by the action of the spring 13 closes the upper opening of the air tube 19. Attached to the cross arm 12 is the spring 13, the object of which is to draw down the cross arm 12 when the paper strip 6 breaks and releases the lever arm 9, thus closing the upper opening of the air tube 19. Upon the side of the box-frame 29 is the small hook 8 to which is attached one end of the paper strip 6.

Upon the top of the box-frame 29 is an outwardly threaded tube 5 leading into the box-frame 29 and opening directly over the paper strip 6, the object being to allow the liquid to flow through it and upon the paper strip when an attempt is made to fill the bottle without removing the casing and operating mechanism and the object of the threads being to engage the threads of anut by which the cover is fastened over the boxi frame 29 to protect the operating mechanism from the liquid. The cover is of the same general shape as the box-frame 29, but it may be made cylindrical with a diameter slightly larger than the width of the boxframe and having the lower portion internally threaded; in such case the lower portion of the box-frame is also made cylindrical with external threads to engage the internal threads of the cover. If thus constructed, it will not be necessary to outwardly thread the tube 5. From a point within the box-frame 29 and underneath the stopper 11, l place an air tube 19, extending downward through the bottom of the boxframe and the valve seat 24, and into the bottle. rlhis tube 19 is of glass or metal, and to the lower end thereof I attach a rubber tubing 31, having on its lower end a bulb or lioat 32 of cork or any-material which will be lighter than the liquid, the object being always to keep the lower end of the tubing 31 above the liquid.

Movably attached to the edge of the bottom of the box-frame 29 is the lever arm 1G, the upper part thereof having a shoulder thereon, the lower part resting on the valve 23. A small rod, 18, passes through an eyelet aliixed to the bottom of the box-frame 29 and the shoulder of the lever arm 16, both ends having flat surfaces to prevent the rod from being disengaged from the eyelet and lever arm. Underneath the shoulder of the lever arm 1G and around the rod 18, is placed a spring 28, the object being to press the shoulder of the lever arm 16 upward and thus force the lower end thereof downward upon the valve 23.

Below the box-frame 29 and fitting closely into the neck of the bottle is the valve seat 24 having an opening, 33, therein leading into the bottle and closed by the action of the valve 23. Attached to the valve 23 is the spring 17, the object being to keep the valve 23 closed over the opening 33 when the lever arm 16 is raised, but not too strong to allow the pressure of the liquid to force the valve 23 open when it is desired to pour the liquid out. lVithin the box-frame 29, a strip of thin paper is fastened from the hook S t-o the top of the lever arm 9 and directly under the tube 5.

Upon the top of the casing 10, is the hinged lid 2 having a flange l thereon, and movably fixed within the casing 10 and extending downward is the rod 3, one end thereof being directly under the flange 1 and the other end resting on the top of the rod l The method of using the bottle will now be described: The bottle is first filled with casing 10 fastened on the neck of the bottle.

lVhen it is desired to pour the liquid from the bottle, the flange 1 is pressed down thus raising the lid 2. The flange 1 comes in contactwith the rod 3 which is forced down upon the rod 18 at 14, thus depressing the upper part of the lever arm 1G and raising the lower part thereof. The pressure of the liquid being sufficient to overcome the resistance of the spring 17, causes the valve 23 to open and the liquid flows out. Should an attempt be made to fill the bottle from the mouth without removing the casing, the liquid thus entering will flow downward through the tube 5 and upon the paper strip 6, saturating it and causing it to break. This will release the lever arm 9 which in turn releases the cross arm 12 and the spring 13 draws the stopper 11 down upon the air tube 19 thus shutting off the air. This will prevent pouring out any liquid which may yet be in the bottle.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim is:

1. In a non-refillable bottle, the combination with the neck of the bottle and the casing thereon, of a box frame in which a lever arm is movably attached adapted to control a cross arm fitted therein, a cross arm carrying a stopper and spring and adapted to close the upper opening of an air tube, and an air tube opening into said box frame and bearing on the lower portion thereof a rubber tubing and float, substantially as described.

2. In a non-refillable bottle, the combination, with the neck of the bottle and the casing thereon, of a box frame, anlever arm attached thereto, with a spring encircled rod passing through the upper part thereof and adapted to control the action of said lever arm, a hinged valve seated upon an opening leading into the bottle .the seat thereof fitting closely into the neck of the bot-tle and a rod extending from a point above the said spring encircled rod, substantially as described.

3. In a non-refillable bottle, the combination with the neck of the bottle and the casing thereon, of a box frame having an opening thereon leading into a cap, a cap having a hinged lid and flange thereon and a cover fitting over said box frame, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name in presence of the witnesses hereto.

CAMILLO lSAVINO.

Witnesses:

NOAH NATHAN, VILLIAM C. RELYEA.

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